Three new board members to join Conservation District board
Mar22

Three new board members to join Conservation District board

The vote tally from Thursday’s Genesee Conservation District election, posted on the GCD website today, are as follows: Final tally, Four-year term: Erin Caudell, 272 votes Caroline Kellogg, 242 votes Andy Everman, 239 votes Dave Lossing, 236 votes   Final tally for the partial term ending March 22, 2019:  Kristen Miner, 266 votes Candice C. Mushatt, 176 votes Lauri Elbing, 53 votes As reported on the GCD website, a total of 511...

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Residents turn out by the hundreds for Genesee Conservation District “green wave” election
Mar22

Residents turn out by the hundreds for Genesee Conservation District “green wave” election

By Jan Worth-Nelson By 11:30 a.m.,  just a half hour into voting for three open seats on the board of the Genesee Conservation District, more than 400 ballots had been cast at the polling place, Asbury United Methodist Church, according to GCD election workers. The turnout amazed Andy Everman, an incumbent board member running for a new four-year term.  He stood in the church parking lot passing out small slips recommending a slate of...

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Confluence of efforts on “the spine of the city” changing the Flint River reality, narrative
Mar19

Confluence of efforts on “the spine of the city” changing the Flint River reality, narrative

By  Jeffery L Carey Jr and Jan Worth-Nelson Demolition of the crumbling Hamilton Dam on the Flint River downtown, now underway, has brought together numerous community, scientific, and engineering efforts in a process affected and propelled by the water crisis and part of a longer-term dramatic change in the narrative of the waterway that some have called “the city’s spine.” The removal of the 98-year-old structure is part of a...

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Fate of city trees, water pipeline restoration, Gilkey Creek bridge highlight CCNA meeting
Mar17

Fate of city trees, water pipeline restoration, Gilkey Creek bridge highlight CCNA meeting

By Patsy Isenberg Residents at the College Cultural Neighborhood Association (CCNA) meeting March 15 hashed out several issues with CCNA President Mike Keeler and others, including City of Flint Department of Public Works Director Robert Bincsik, ranging from pipe replacement to neighborhood trees. One primary item of discussion focused on the Genesee Conservation District (GCD) board member election set for March 22. Overview of the...

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Flint City Riveters, women’s full-tackle football team, open season April 7
Mar17

Flint City Riveters, women’s full-tackle football team, open season April 7

By Dylan Doherty Yes, women can play football, Louise Ogadinma declares. And not only can they play–a number of women in Flint want to play. That hardy corps of athletes have found an outlet in the Flint City Riveters (FCR), a full-tackle women’s football team playing its 2018 season opener April 7 against the Columbus Vanguards at Columbus. The first home game will be April 14 against the Toledo Reign at Kearsley High School,...

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